Author: Brian Greene

18 May Virginia Governor Directs State to Regulate Carbon Emissions

Posted at 07:30h in Department of Environmental Quality, regulation, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia 0 Comments

McAuliffe's Directive Requires State Regulation of Carbon Emissions from Power Plants On May 16, 2017, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an executive action directing the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) to draft a regulation restricting the emission of carbon dioxide from electric generating facilities. Executive...

08 May Governor McAuliffe Conducts Clean Energy Signing Ceremony

Posted at 17:15h in energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, General Assembly, legislation, renewable energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia 0 Comments

GreeneHurlocker attorney Eric Hurlocker was among the invited guests attending the clean energy bill signing ceremony at the Governor's mansion this morning. Governor McAuliffe signed eleven pieces of legislation passed by the 2017 General Assembly that will help promote further development of renewable energy in Virginia. The...

02 May SCC Order Reinforces Renewable Purchases by Large Customers

Posted at 22:49h in clean energy, commission, energy lawyer, renewable energy, retail energy competition, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia 1 Comment

Dominion loses on legal claim intended to discourage renewable energy sales by competitive suppliers in Virginia On April 26, 2017, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) entered an order that gives greater regulatory certainty to competitive electric service providers wishing to sell electricity to large...

01 May Check Corporate Documents for Compliance and Clarity of Roles

Posted at 19:26h in Blair Powell, business law, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia 0 Comments

In April's Energy Update, corporate attorney Blair Powell reminds companies, partnerships and other business entities to keep corporate documents up to date with the business purpose and to properly describe roles of officers. https://youtu.be/3VhiqqPao08 ...

25 Apr Appalachian Power Receives Approval To Add 120 MW of New Wind Power

Posted at 21:01h in clean energy, distributed power generation, public service commission, regulation, renewable energy, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

[caption id="attachment_882" align="alignright" width="300"] Detail of windmills on wind-farm wind farm with mountains and clouds[/caption] Appalachian Power Company (“APCo”), which provides electric service in western Virginia and southern West Virginia, has received regulatory approval in Virginia and West Virginia to add approximately 120 MW of wind...

27 Mar Virginia Commission Approves Settlement in Columbia Gas Rate Case

Posted at 22:02h in commission, regulation, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer, Virginia 0 Comments

Results in Benefits for Competitive Suppliers On March 17, 2017, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) entered a final order on a rate increase application filed last year by Columbia Gas of Virginia (“Columbia”). The Commission approved a comprehensive settlement (“Stipulation”) agreed to by Columbia, the...

27 Mar Regulators Continue to Press on Consumer Rules

Posted at 21:54h in Brian Greene, commission, consumer protection, Delaware, Maryland, natural gas, public service commission, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

The March Energy Update features Brian Greene explaining efforts in Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia to improve consumer protection rules that apply to selling commodities direct to consumers in the energy and natural gas markets. https://youtu.be/QeXsyNLv7Ik...

13 Mar Notable Energy Bills Clear 2017 General Assembly

Posted at 18:10h in legislation, renewable energy, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia 0 Comments

The Regular Session of the 2017 Virginia General Assembly wrapped up on Saturday, February 25. While the approval of an amendment to Virginia’s biennial budget received the most attention, the session also resulted in some notable bills affecting the energy industry. In particular, the General...

24 Feb Virginia to Get $500,000 for Clean Energy Programs

Posted at 01:00h in Blair Powell, clean energy, energy lawyer, renewable energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

Virginia was selected to receive a $500,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Energy which will support clean energy programs across the Commonwealth and could help create over 700 jobs. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy will manage the grant which will provide...

15 Feb Hurlocker and Virginia’s Renewable Energy Leaders to Meet at Roanoke College February 28

Posted at 15:46h in energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, renewable energy, retail energy market, Virginia 0 Comments

On February 28th 2017, the Virginia Renewable Energy Alliance will host its first Leadership in Energy Advancement and Development (LEAD) series forum of 2017 in partnership with Roanoke College, in Salem, Virginia. We'll be there and hope you'll consider attending, too. Details here. Eric Hurlocker will...